diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 2b87e184f3..acbcd87af2 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -58,12 +58,17 @@ hostprogs-y += dumpimage mkimage
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE) += fit_info fit_check_sign
 
 FIT_SIG_OBJS-$(CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE) := common/image-sig.o
-# Flattened device tree objects
-LIBFDT_CSRCS := fdt.c fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_sw.c fdt_rw.c fdt_strerror.c  \
-			fdt_empty_tree.c fdt_addresses.c fdt_overlay.c \
-			fdt_region.c
 
-LIBFDT_OBJS := $(addprefix lib/libfdt/, $(patsubst %.c, %.o, $(LIBFDT_CSRCS)))
+# The following files are synced with upstream DTC.
+# Use synced versions from scripts/dtc/libfdt/.
+LIBFDT_SRCS_SYNCED := fdt.c fdt_sw.c fdt_strerror.c fdt_empty_tree.c \
+		      fdt_addresses.c fdt_overlay.c
+# The following files are locally modified for U-Boot (unfotunately).
+# Use U-Boot own versions from lib/libfdt/.
+LIBFDT_SRCS_UNSYNCED := fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_rw.c fdt_region.c
+
+LIBFDT_OBJS := $(addprefix libfdt/, $(patsubst %.c, %.o, $(LIBFDT_SRCS_SYNCED))) \
+	       $(addprefix lib/libfdt/, $(patsubst %.c, %.o, $(LIBFDT_SRCS_UNSYNCED)))
 
 RSA_OBJS-$(CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE) := $(addprefix lib/rsa/, \
 					rsa-sign.o rsa-verify.o rsa-checksum.o \
diff --git a/tools/libfdt/fdt.c b/tools/libfdt/fdt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ba8091921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libfdt/fdt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "fdt_host.h"
+#include "../scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt.c"
diff --git a/tools/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c b/tools/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..242a2c083b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "fdt_host.h"
+#include "../scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_addresses.c"
diff --git a/tools/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c b/tools/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ccbb1f94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "fdt_host.h"
+#include "../scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_empty_tree.c"
diff --git a/tools/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c b/tools/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..801ec374b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "fdt_host.h"
+#include "../scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_overlay.c"
diff --git a/tools/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c b/tools/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7ed70bea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "fdt_host.h"
+#include "../scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_strerror.c"
diff --git a/tools/libfdt/fdt_sw.c b/tools/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed6b327573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "fdt_host.h"
+#include "../scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_sw.c"